hundredweight

Etymology
16th century, from.

Noun

 * 1) A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
 * 2)  A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).
 * 3)  A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (eight stone or about 50.8 kg).
 * , a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
 * 1)  Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
 * 1)  Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".

Usage notes
The long hundredweight has fallen out of general use since the metrication of Britain and the Commonwealth; the short hundredweight is still in common use in the United States for the sale of livestock, some forms of grain and oilseeds, paper, concrete additives, and some other commodities.

Translations

 * Arabic: قِنْطَار
 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian: центнер
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Middle French: quintal
 * Old French: quintal
 * Georgian: ცენტნერი
 * German:
 * Hindi: क्विंटल, ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish:
 * Norman: chent
 * Ottoman Turkish: قنطار
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:
 * Vilamovian: cȧnkner